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EA's boss won't have to answer to Wall Street. That doesn't mean the pressure's over.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson will soon no longer have to answer to Wall Street, but he may not be off the hook. The video-game company he has led since 2013 announced on Monday that it will go private in a $55 billion all-cash deal backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, as well as the investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. It is the largest leveraged buyout in history, and shareholders will get a premium of around 25% on Thursday's closing share price, the parties involved said i ...